拍品 57
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A MODERN ENGLISH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL HUMIDOR Maker's mark of Gerald Benney, London, 1971 Rectangular with textured sides, the hinged cover enameled to simulate wood grain, centering a geometric enamel panel, the interior lined with rosewood, marked on the side, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON and AAE on the base 101/4in. long
A MODERN ENGLISH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL HUMIDOR Maker's mark of Gerald Benney, London, 1971 Rectangular with textured sides, the hinged cover enameled to simulate wood grain, centering a geometric enamel panel, the interior lined with rosewood, marked on the side, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON and AAE on the base 101/4in. long

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A MODERN ENGLISH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL HUMIDOR
Maker's mark of Gerald Benney, London, 1971
Rectangular with textured sides, the hinged cover enameled to simulate wood grain, centering a geometric enamel panel, the interior lined with rosewood, marked on the side, also stamped GERALD BENNEY LONDON and AAE on the base
101/4in. long

拍品專文

Gerald Benney is acknowledged as the father of post-war modern commercial silver design. The textured hammered surface of this humidor, known as Benney-tex, is Benney's most characteristic contribution to 20th century silver design.